Corset.



G. PFEIL.

CORSET.

.APPLICATION FILED FEB.1B,1907.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909 a ai I GRACE PFEIL, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CORSET.

No. sisef/ofi.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 19M.

Application led February, 18, 190'?. Serial No. 358,050.

To all 'whom t 'may concern:

Be it known that I, GRACE Penn., a citizen of the United States,residing at'Chicago', in the county of Cook and State of lllinoisfhaveinvented certain new and useful` Improve ments in Corsets, of which thefollowing is a speciiicatinn.

The object of this invention is to construct a front lace corset with ashield or protector secured to the corset along one edge of the openfront and adapted to underlie the lacing,

in order that the body ot' the wearer will be held in proper form.

The further object of this invention is to construct a front lace corsetwith a shield or protector located beneath the lacing and se cured toone side of the opening, the shield corded or boned cross-wise in orderthat it maybe held from bulging between the lacing.

The further object oi' this invention is to construct an attachment tothe shield which receives the belt for producing a dip front.

The further object of this invention is to provide an open back to aside or front lace corset in order that proper ventilation may be had.

The further object of this invention is to form a sideor front lacecorset with an open back which will give ease to the wearer.

The further object of this invention is to l form the back of a frontlace corset open and front portion of the corset.

4connecting the sides of the corset with tapes permanently attached tothe `ends and connecting them.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a. perspective view of thecorset as seen from the -front. Fig. 42 is a top view of the Fig. 3 is aface representation 0f the shield in which a por tion is broken away toshow the stiiiening bones. Fig. 4 is a lengthwise section oi a portionof the shield. Fig. lis a perspective `view of the corset as seen freniAthe back.

Fig. 6 is a rear view of the upp'ei` portion of the corset.

The corset informed of" two sections *1 and V24 connectedn linf' theback by crosstapes 3 which leave an opening between the sections.

Thelront oi' section A1 is formed with the'.

usual steel'edge 4 to which is connected` a narrow section 5 having asteel edgeythe vsteel edges being connected in the usual man.-

ner. The narrow section 5 is connected to the section 2 by the lacing 6in the usual manner.` To the section 2 along its front edge, and to itsinner face is permanently attached a shield or protector 7 which extendsthe length or nearly the lengtlrof the section,

`and is of a Width to underlie the front lacing 6, and extend under thenarrow section 5 and in some instances will extend under the section 1.

shield and held in place by stitching, and if deemed better the shieldcan be quilted cross-wise in order to give suilicicnt firmness.

In front lace corsets there has been no provision made to hold the bodyof the wearer from protruding through the lacings, and my inventionovercomes thisV defect.

To the lower portion of the shield l secure a hook or button E) underwhich the bclt for producing a dip front may bc secured.

As will be seen, the edges 4 and 5 lie in approximately the saine plane,or, in other words, these parts are in alinenicnt 5 furthermore theshield not only extends beneath .at spaced points between the body oithe wearer and the garment located over the corset, theselayers'presenting no substantially bulky projections either on the inneror outer sidesof the corset which would affect either the wearer or theappearance of the garment which is in contact with the corset. Furthermore the fact that the stud 9 extends through the spaces between thcadjacent strands, places on the shield a member which serves topositionthe shield and corset relative to each other to prevent relativemovement in use.

I claim as my invention.

l. A corset comprisinga body portion.'

having fastening means permanently secured at one end and a stri ihaving complementari fastening means lace to the other end, said stripand the op )osing end of the corset being 1n substantie elineinent, anda shield secured to the inner face of the cprset` and underlying thelacirg and fastened ends of the corset, said shield providing a bodyprotect ing element intermediate the connecting por tion ofthe corset,and the body ofthe wearer, the louter face of the corset beingsubstantially free from projections along the line of connection.

y The shield or protector is formed with bones 8 extending cross-wiseof' the 2. A corset comprising a bod?T portion 11,0 having fasteningmeans permanent y secured at one end and a strip having coniplcinental"fastenin means laced to the other end, said strip an l the opposing endof the corset being 1n substantl alinernent, and a shield secured to theinner face of the corset and underlying the lacing and fastened ends ofthe corset, 4said shield providing a body protecting elementintermediate the connecting portion of the corset and the body of thewearer, the outer face of the corset being substantially free fromrojections along the line of connection, saidp shield lhaving a studprojecting through the lacing connection, said stud and \the lacingcoperatin to prevent material relative movement of t e shleld andcorset.

3. A corset comprising a body portion having fastening means permanentlysccured at one end and a strip having complementalfastening means lacedto the other' end, said strip and the opposing end of the corset beingin substantial alinement, and a shield secured to the inner face of thecorset and "underlying the lacinff and fastened ends of the corset, saidshield providing a body protecting element intermediate the connectlngportionv of the corset and the body of the wearer, the outer .face ofthe corset being substantially free from projections along the line ofconnection, said shield having a Vstud proiecting through the lacingconnection, sai( stud. and the lacing coperating to prevent materialrelative movement of the shield and corset, and a permanent open Workportion located intermediate the ends of the corset to provideventilation therefor.

GRACE Prismv Witnesses:

S. E. KELLOGG, W. I. CRAWFORD.

